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video. Up Next. Intense footage has captured firefighters battling to tackle a huge fire on a superyacht. The 110ft-long pleasure craft was moored at Sotogrande Port in the Cadiz province of Spain when it caught alight on Monday evening.
Image Credit: Metro [Story from Jam Press (Superyacht Inferno) Pictured: The 110-foot-long superyacht being engulfed in flames. VIDEO: Superyacht turns into raging inferno after mysteriously catching fire in port A 110ft-long superyacht has been spotted billowing with flames after mysteriously catching fire. The ?11.52m pleasure craft was moored in a port when harbour officials spotted smoke rising from the stern. By the time firefighters arrived, strong winds had created an inferno that had engulfed the entire vessel. Footage shows how the luxury yacht was doused with water from a crane. As the fire raged, police officers cordoned off the area and evacuated nearby buildings at 6:30pm on Monday (16 Dec) . And it wasn?t until 5am the next morning that the last embers were extinguished. It took seven vehicles and 12 firefighters to extinguish the blaze in Sotogrande Port, C?diz Province, Spain, according to the C?diz Provincial Firefighters Consortium. The Elysium - built by British luxury motor yacht brand Sunseeker - had been in dry dock for reconditioning since September. The fire broke out after the maintenance team had finished work for the day, as reported by NeedToKnow. Some reports say there were eight tonnes of diesel fuel on board the Elysium at the time. Luckily, the yacht, which was built in 2018, was empty and the fire failed to spread to two nearby fuel boats. It is still unclear why the Elysium, which features a jacuzzi, a plunge pool, and a gym, caught fire. However, port officials have confirmed that electrical work had taken place in the engine room shortly before the blaze. No foul play is suspected. ENDS EDITOR?S NOTES: Video Usage Licence:(EMERGENCY SERVICES) We have obtained this material directly from the emergency services (fire / police / ambulance / rescue workers). Video Restrictions: None.]
Harbour officials spotted smoke rising from the stern, but by the time firefighters arrived, strong winds had whipped up the fire until it engulfed the entire vessel. The yacht, the British-built Elysium, thought to be worth £11.52million, was doused with water from a crane while police evacuated nearby buildings as a safety precaution.
It took about 12 hours for firefighters to get the blaze under control, with seven fire engines called to the scene. The Elysium had been in dry dock for reconditioning since September, and the fire broke out after the maintenance team had finished work for the day.
The luxury yacht features a jacuzzi, plunge pool, and gym. When the fire broke out there were no passengers, crew or maintenance workers on board – and luckily the fire didn’t spread to two nearby fuel boats. The cause of the fire is not yet known, but no foul play is suspected, port officials said.
They added that electrical work had taken place in the engine room not long before the fire took hold. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page. Arrow
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![[Story from Jam Press (Superyacht Inferno) Pictured: The 110-foot-long superyacht being engulfed in flames. VIDEO: Superyacht turns into raging inferno after mysteriously catching fire in port A 110ft-long superyacht has been spotted billowing with flames after mysteriously catching fire. The ?11.52m pleasure craft was moored in a port when harbour officials spotted smoke rising from the stern. By the time firefighters arrived, strong winds had created an inferno that had engulfed the entire vessel. Footage shows how the luxury yacht was doused with water from a crane. As the fire raged, police officers cordoned off the area and evacuated nearby buildings at 6:30pm on Monday (16 Dec) . And it wasn?t until 5am the next morning that the last embers were extinguished. It took seven vehicles and 12 firefighters to extinguish the blaze in Sotogrande Port, C?diz Province, Spain, according to the C?diz Provincial Firefighters Consortium. The Elysium - built by British luxury motor yacht brand Sunseeker - had been in dry dock for reconditioning since September. The fire broke out after the maintenance team had finished work for the day, as reported by NeedToKnow. Some reports say there were eight tonnes of diesel fuel on board the Elysium at the time. Luckily, the yacht, which was built in 2018, was empty and the fire failed to spread to two nearby fuel boats. It is still unclear why the Elysium, which features a jacuzzi, a plunge pool, and a gym, caught fire. However, port officials have confirmed that electrical work had taken place in the engine room shortly before the blaze. No foul play is suspected. ENDS EDITOR?S NOTES: Video Usage Licence:(EMERGENCY SERVICES) We have obtained this material directly from the emergency services (fire / police / ambulance / rescue workers). Video Restrictions: None.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233660287-2e75.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
